Falling Out of Bed

I have fallen out of bed 7 times in the past year, recent as Monday, and nailed my head on my night stand. I have never fallen out of bed as a child, and having nerve issues in my brain, doctor is trying to find out if this is related. I have chipped teeth, hit my nose and chin as a result of falling out of bed. Many times I have no idea why I fall out, but last time, I was dreaming about jumping out a window, following the lead of people ahead of me. I sleep close to the edge of bed on my side and now for my safety I must get rails.

I know and elderly gentleman in VA that has trouble will falling out of bed. He has had that problem for many years. He developed a device that prevents him from falling out of bed. It is not a rail system. It will attach to any regular bed. Since he now uses the device, he has not falled out of bed.

I can provide the contact information for him if you would like to learn more.

drstrong

You may have a sleep disorder and are not getting REM sleep. A EEG can diagnose this.

I can tell you right now what causes this in my case. I strongly believe I've pinpointed my trouble falling out of bed twice over a period of as many weeks. Although I'm 63 years old these are the only two times I have [ever] fallen out of bed in my whole life; and uninjured only skinning my arm on the night stand and a little knock on the head (no egg), my wife and I both laughed about it since this last episode woke her too. But unable to get back to sleep after being suddenly jolted awake, mildly dizzy and sublimely curious (maybe even a little suspicious) I decided to wobble into my workstation room and 'Google' this issue to see what was up. ...Great things computers!

On both occasions rolling off the bed while asleep I treated myself to two large goblets of red wine with dinner (Paisano). And, being relatively abstemious I never drink very much because of the following:

I'm taking a host of oral medications such as blood pressure pills; Type II diabetes meds (Glipizide and Metaformin); Simavastin for cholestorol; Atenolol; Lasix; Spironolactone; a 300mg. daily dose of cardiac prophylaxis aspirin, plus I'm an insulin-dependant diabetic. ...If this wouldn't cause somebody to fall out of bed, nothing would!

I fell out of bed last weekend and ended up with 7 broken ribs, a badly bruised arm and shoulder. I had a dream that I had to get away from danger by jumping into a car to get away.

I was having a similar problem with tossing and turning around in bed all night and sometimes falling off the bed. My sleep was very light and I suffered from allergies at night. I would recommend switching to a natural mattress.
Organic mattresses are more expensive than synthetic mattress, but they are very durable and have a long lifespan of about 10 to 20 years. Organic mattress are made so they are firm and relieve pressure and as a result your are able to enjoy restorative sleep. An organic mattress has improved my sleep and I don't find myself turning and tossing around all night.